Merimnetria compsodelta

Merimnetria compsodelta is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1928. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Oahu.

Merimnetria compsodelta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Merimnetria
Species:
M. compsodelta
Binomial name
Merimnetria compsodelta
(Meyrick, 1928)
Synonyms
  • Merimnetria (Aristoteliodes) compsodelta
  • Aristotelia compsodelta Meyrick, 1928

The larvae feed on Kadua acuminata capsules.

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  • Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7338.